Morning Report: Collision leads to stabbing, arrest

Police and Fire: A 31-year-old man was arrested Thursday night on suspicion of stabbing another man during a confrontation after a traffic collision in Oxnard, police said.

The stabbing occurred about 7:45 p.m. in the 1400 block of South D Street.

The victim and witnesses told authorities that the suspect, Alejandro Sernas, was driving a sport utility vehicle when he collided with a parked car, according to a prepared statement from Oxnard police.

The 38-year-old victim was sitting in his car at the time of the collision. Police did not identify him.

While Sernas and the victim confronted one another after the crash, relatives of the victim and a passenger in Sernas' car confronted each other in the middle of the street.

Police said Sernas went back to his vehicle saying he was going to get a gun and returned with a large knife. Sernas then allegedly tried to stab one of the victim's relatives and ended up stabbing the victim in the groin when he intervened, police said.

Sernas then cut the victim's across the left side of his face before getting back into his SUV and fleeing the area, police said.

The victim was taken to St. John's Regional Medical Center in Oxnard for treatment.

Sernas was gone by the time officers arrived, but he later returned to the crime scene in the SUV reportedly involved in the collision, police said.

After a traffic stop, officers arrested Sernas on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon.

He was being booked into Ventura County Jail this morning.

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Traffic: At 6:59 a.m., the California Highway Patrol was not reporting any traffic collisions or hazards on county roadways.

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Weather: Sunny conditions with high temperatures in the 60s and 70s are expected around the county today, the National Weather Service reported.